Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to PDF Generator API

A flexible Web API and template editor for PDF generation

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PDF Generator API launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PDF merge API▲98

   Create PDF documents from data and templates

   2024 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   API Template▲118

   Generate images and PDFs with simple API

   2021 · apitemplate.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PDF Generator API▲15

   Creating PDF files made easy

   2024 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TemplateTo▲125

   Document generation API

   2022 · templateto.com · its alternatives →

5. 5PA
   PDF API – Generate, convert, and modify PDF documents▲204

   Hi HN, Arek here. We’re super excited to officially launch PSPDFKit API [1]. PSPDFKit API is a collection of HTTP APIs that enable you to convert, generate, and edit documents without running any service on your infrastructure. What differentiates our API from others is that you can chain together multiple “actions” as part of a single API request. For example, you can convert, OCR, watermark, edit, and flatten a document — all in one call. Available actions [2]: - PDF Generator - PDF Converter - Image Converter - OCR - Watermark - Merge - Split - Duplicate - Delete - Flatten Our…

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   An API for filling out PDF forms▲209

   Fill out and generate PDFs with a simple API request. Design templates in our drag-and-drop editor, POST your JSON data, and download a finished PDF in seconds.

   2017 · formapi.io · its alternatives →

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   An API with a template editor for PDF document generation and assembly▲7

   Create, edit and generate professional documents from your data. A hosted document automation platform with an embeddable visual template editor and PDF generation API.

   2018 · pdfgeneratorapi.com · its alternatives →

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   Pdf-Bot, an API/CLI for Generating PDFs Using Headless Chrome▲235

   🤖 A Node queue API for generating PDFs using headless Chrome. Comes with a CLI, S3 storage and webhooks for notifying subscribers about generated PDFs - esbenp/pdf-bot

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   FormAPI▲230

   Stripe for PDFs

   2017 · docspring.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pdfbix▲59

    Scalable REST API to generate PDF

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Anvil PDF Filling API▲205

    The easiest way to programmatically populate any PDF

    2020 · useanvil.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Anvil PDF API▲185

    Twilio for PDFs: esign, fill, generate PDFs with one API

    2021 · useanvil.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PDF Charts▲121

    Charts for busy developers

    2024 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Docstron▲7

    The PDF Generation API for Developers

    Nov 2025 · docstron.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mock API Generator▲555

    Generate custom data & API to build apps in less than 30s

    2021 · retool.com · its alternatives →

16. 16MF
    My first web app – PDF memo creator▲297

    2016 · createamemo.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fast PDF API▲10

    PDF API. Generate & Transform PDFs. Multi-language SDKs.

    2023 · fastpdfservice.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PDF Generator▲9

    Stop building PDF code. Generate PDFs with 3 lines of code.

    2025 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    CraftMyPDF▲135

    Design and generate pixel-perfect PDF documents in minutes

    2022 · craftmypdf.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PDFMonkey▲164

    Automate your PDF generation, get the job done

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21PO
    PDF Otter – Fill in PDFs Online and API▲109

    Fill in PDF templates with the PDF Otter API. Use it to accept eSignatures in your app, repeatedly fill in common PDF forms, or build large scale apps around PDF documents.

    2017 · pdfotter.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    PDF Hippo: Dynamic PDF API for Devs▲222

    Convert Excel templates into dynamic PDFs

    2023 · pdfhippo.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Docgen.io API▲8

    laTex and mustache templating based pdf generating API

    2017 · docgen.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    pdfme▲106

    Open source PDF library fully written in TypeScript

    2022 · pdfme.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →